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Software Engineer

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Software Engineer at Lumina, where you will contribute to building products that address real-world challenges. You will collaborate closely with the founding team and engage in diverse projects that enhance the user experience on Lumina's platforms.

Qualifications

  • Strong in CS fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures.
  • Familiar with top programming languages, database systems, and version control.
  • Preferred: Growth-minded and keen on improving through learning and experimentation.
  • Preferred: Effective problem solver challenged by exciting problems.
  • Preferred: Willing to work with flexible hours to accommodate different time zones.

Responsibilities

  • Work fully integrated into the founding team to solve real-world problems through code.
  • Engage in projects across various areas, including back-end, front-end web, scripting, AI, or infrastructure.
  • Learn with guidance and mentorship from founders and senior engineers.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Growth Mindedness
  • Self-Discipline
  • Personal Integrity

About the company

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Lumina (YC W22)

  • Software / SaaS
  • Startup
  • 11–50
Lumina is a fast-growing, first-of-its-kind job community platform for the working class. With its highly engaged community, Lumina helps tens of thousands of SMEs recruit suitable workers. Amassing hundreds of thousands of engaged job seekers, Lumina aims to revolutionize the blue and grey collar recruitment space where business owners can tap into suitable talents, fast and easy. The platform’s name “Lumina” comes from the word “light” – a testament to the co-founders’ wish to “be the light for underserved workers when all other lights go out”.

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Job description

Company Description

Lumina is a YC-backed startup building products for the future of work. Currently, we have two products:

  • LumiBot: a business automation platform targeting the global market
  • Lumina: a job platform with 2 million users

Job Description

  • Work fully integrated into our founding team, solving real-world problems through code that will directly impact our users.
  • Work on interesting projects in one or multiple areas, including back-end, front-end web, scripting, AI, or infrastructure.
  • Learn with guidance, support, and mentorship from our founders & senior engineers.
  • This is a full-time role. Not part-time/internship.

Qualifications

  • Growth-minded and keen on always improving yourself through learning and experimentation.
  • Effective problem solver and feel challenged by exciting problems.
  • Strong in CS fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures.
  • Familiar with top programming languages, database systems, and version control.
  • Willing to work with flexible working hours (late night and early morning). Our founders are in different time zones, so we need to be more flexible in our timings to maximize the time zone overlap.

Additional Information

At Lumina, we’re looking for people with high ownership, growth-mindset, and integrity. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description. Our rigorous interview and onboarding process will help in finding what’s stand out and exceptional in yourself.

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